Black Ink is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #bbbec3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c3f44 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Ink Color. The Monkey Madness color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Downing to Earth (#635a4f) for more energetic effect. Try Treemoss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c3f44 is the best complementary color to Black Ink. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #44413c complementary color is Mako, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Merlin are #443c3c and #43443c. Thus found on the left and right of #44413c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Kelp colors as they work well with Black Ink.
The split-complementary Black Ink palette consists of #3c3c44 and #3c4344 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c3f44). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #44413c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #44413c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Ink. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mako, Lunar Green, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #44413c square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Ink tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3c3f44) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Mako. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c4441 and #443c3e.
In a RGB color space, hex #44413c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Black Ink has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 6.25% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44413c is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 73.33% black ink.
| HEX | #44413c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,65,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.14, 73.33 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,6.25%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,11.76%,26.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.6708,0.2262,3.5002) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0898,5.3358,5.0366) |